This holiday season I learned the vue if presence over presents.

Always believe.

You decide every moment of every day who you are and what you believe in.The good news is you get another chance to improve in another second.

Went to bed with a dream.Woke up with a purpose.

The fulfillment of your dreams lies within you and you alone.When you understand and accept this then nothing, or no one can deny you greatness.

When the zone calls, you must listen. You never know how long being in the zone lasts.It is a cardinal rule - you must take advantage of every second that you are in the zone.

There will never be "the right time" in your life to do a great thing. You must create that time and greatness will follow.

If we do not feel grateful for what we already have, what makes us think we would be happy with more?

Sometimes life is your opponent and just showing up is a victory.

Just do the next right thing.Then repeat indefinitely.

The best thing you can say to someone going through a tragic loss is not that"It's going to be alright"It is:"Hold on tight because this is going to hurt like hell".

Life is a game of chance. You ought to play the game.

Whenever you go on a trip to visit foreign lands or distant places, remember that they are all someone's home and backyard.

At this point, none of us are sure why we fight. We’re sisters. We need no good reason to fight, even though we have plenty of them.

The compact which exists between the North and the South is a covenant with death and an agreement with hell involving both parties in atrocious criminality and should be immediately annulled.

When we yield ourselves completely to God, He gives Himself completely to us.

Many even see in Obama a messiah-like figure, a great soul, and some affectionately call him Mahatma Obama.

The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er; So calm are we when passions are no more!

There are few people more convinced of their own genius than those who complain of how stupid they are.

Education should not be fun. You are being brought up into society and society has a way of doing things. It may not be pleasant but sooner or later you are going to have to do it anyway.

I have seen better faces in my time Than stands on any shoulder that I see Before me at this instant.